Set in a beautiful location with stunning views in open countryside, Scrubditch Care Farm provides meaningful farm-based activities for adults and young people with learning difficulties, challenging behaviour, or mental health problems.  Students perform a variety of activities including working with animals, growing vegetables, fruit and flowers, cooking and learning basic woodworking skills. We also run weekly ‘feel good farming’ sessions for people living with dementia or struggling with mental health and wellbeing.
 
 We are a small registered charity, and the site is a secure and safe environment where our students feel at home. They work hard, and have a real sense of pride with their achievements at the end of each day. They look forward to their visit to the farm every week. The care farm grows with the students and offers rural vocational training which aims to build confidence and develop social and practical skills.

At the Care Farm we have a good number of laying hens, bantams and ducks, along with a breeding flock of Wiltshire Horn Ewes and two Oxford Sandy & Black Sows who have regular litters of piglets.  Students help with the lambing, feed and muck out all the animals, collect the eggs and carry out maintenance where needed.  We have a poly tunnel and a series of raised beds where students can grow produce from seeds, and cook with them in our purpose built kitchen studio.
 
The Care Farm is a ‘day’ facility – we are open from 10am to 3pm Monday to Friday during the school term. We offer a ‘taster’ session for prospective students so they can try us out before they decide to sign up to coming regularly.